Politics
Opinion: Sending immigrants to Gitmo will be a fiasco for Trump and everyone else
Last week, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, where the Trump…
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Business
Mom reads to baby since day 1, can't cope with what happens one year later
A Gen Z mom has shown what happens when books are favored over screen time for babies. In a viral Instagram video shared to…
Business
Meta accounting move on AI servers to boost profit this year
META Platforms made a small change last month that’s likely to increase the company’s profit by billions of US dollars this year. It was…
Politics
FEMA employees did avoid pro-Trump homes last year, investigation finds
Some FEMA employees did skip over homes that had pro-Trump campaign signs last year after being instructed to do so by a supervisor,…
Business
Partners Group’s 2024 private equity secondary market investments surge 113% on year
ONE of the world’s biggest private equity (PE) companies, Swiss-based Partners Group, pumped in US$3.2 billion (S$4.3 billion) into PE…
Business
BYD shares hit record high, trouncing Tesla’s stock this year
BYD shares briefly rose to their highest intraday price on record, reflecting optimism that the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) leader will…
News
California loves Dungeness crab. But concerns over whale safety have put the industry in peril
BODEGA BAY, Calif. — It was a calm January morning, the waters off Bodega Bay unusually smooth, but crab fisherman Dick Ogg couldn’t shake…
Politics
Column: In San Francisco, a political tremor — the rise of Democratic moderation
SAN FRANCISCO — These are soul-searching days for Democrats, a time of reckoning and self-criticism as they try to comprehend why they…
Politics
NIH cuts put medical research at risk, scientists say, raising concerns at UC and elsewhere
Each year, the National Institutes of Health gives billions of dollars to the University of California to pay for research into cancer,…
Business
China inflation picks up after Lunar New Year spending boost
Lunar New Year shopping helped boost consumption in China in January (GREG BAKER) Inflation picked up in China last month, official…
Politics
Trump to make himself chair of the Kennedy Center, says he'll dismiss board members
President Trump left the arts world reeling with his social media announcement Friday that he intends to appoint himself chairman of the…
Business
Porsche warns pullback from EVs will drag on profit this year
Challenges with making the jump to EVs has cost the company dearly in China, where deliveries have dropped PORSCHE will take an 800…
Politics
Migrants welcomed under Biden fearful as Trump targets legal immigration programs
WASHINGTON — Maria Eugenia Torres Ramirez never sought to reside in the United States illegally. A political activist from Venezuela who…
Business
ECB could face biggest personnel shakeup since 2019 this year
THE European Central Bank (ECB) is set to enter a new phase of unpredictability as the terms of seven of its 26 interest rate-setters end…
Politics
Opinion: Trump wants to extend the 2017 tax cuts. Here's how that would affect regular Americans
The tax cuts enacted under the first Trump administration largely expire at the end of 2025. President Trump and his fellow Republicans…
Fashion
A tariff loophole is closing. Why that matters for Shein, Temu and other Chinese online retailers
President Trump’s tariffs could reshape one of retail’s most booming sectors: fast fashion. Hefty taxes on imports from the U.S.’ biggest…
Politics
How Trump's foreign policy is creating an opportunity for China in Latin America
During a nine-day trip through Latin America in the fall, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with the leaders of Mexico, Brazil, Bolivia,…
Politics
Once a Trump critic, Mark Zuckerberg pivots toward the president
Before Donald Trump kicked off his second term as president, Meta Platforms Chief Executive and founder Mark Zuckerberg took another big…
Business
Private markets to draw more investor interest this year: survey
This follows the Fed’s move to start cutting interest rates last September, prompting some investors to shift their allocations away from…
News
Thousands attend Chinese New Year celebrations
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
Politics
Column: A president who won't tell the truth about California may unfairly punish the state
California has a problem with its elections. Not the way they’re conducted or administered, though there’s certainly room for improvement.…
Business
15 million new Chinese EVs to have self-driving features this year
About 15 million new cars taking to mainland China's roads - even models priced below 100,000 yuan (US$13,914) - will be fitted with…
News
Another unwelcome consequence of climate change: an explosion of urban rats
If scorching heat waves, destructive storms, prolonged droughts and rising seas aren’t enough to make some folks fear the consequences of…
Business
South-east Asia to see more private equity deals this year; healthcare, data centres in the spotlight
Participants expect activity in the region’s PE markets to gather pace after the number of deals last year surged to the highest since at…